More than 4,000 hectares (ha) of agricultural products could get affected by the continuous restiveness of Taal Volcano, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. White smoke is seen billowing out of Taal Volcano in this photo taken last July 4, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Based from the...
Deputy Speaker and Pangasinan Rep. Conrado M. Estrella III on Tuesday, July 6 lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the bill establishing the Eastern Pangasinan Regional Medical and Trauma Center, saying that the hospital will be treasured by the people of the province as one of the best...
DOH/MB The Philippines has yet to detect a case of the Lambda or C.37 variant of coronavirus, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, July 6. “Sa ngayon, batay sa submission ng ating Philippine Genome Center, wala pa tayong natukoy o nadiskubre na C.37 variant (Based on the submission of...
Officials from the science and technology departments of Israel and the Philippines have agreed to continue their discussions on potential cooperation in the areas of agriculture, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence (AI) at the conclusion of the just-concluded First Joint Committee Meeting...
World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippine has cautioned the Department of Health (DOH) in its messaging to the public, as classifying the country as “low...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) launched Monday, July 5, the state-of-the art Technovation Hub, which seeks to benefit entrepreneurs venturing on furniture, woodcraft, housing and bamboo musical instruments production....
All the six financial service providers (FSPs) that were tapped in 2020 to undertake digital electronic disbursement of second tranche of emergency cash subsidies under Social Amelioration Program (SAP) through restricted transactional accounts hurdled the Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas’ (BSP)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 5, it wanted to see the data on the supposed 1.3 million unserved beneficiaries who failed to receive their cash aid under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) due to use of Starpay e-wallet as...
Fully vaccinated travelers are now allowed to visit Baguio City even without a negative swab test result, provided that they present a valid vaccination card or certificate as proof that they have already completed their jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). THEY’RE BACK – Tourists...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained Monday, July 5, that it has enough funds to respond to the needs of Taal Volcano evacuees and continue its disaster relief efforts. DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista checks on the situation of Taal Volcano evacuees in Laurel and...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Forest Management Bureau (FMB), is drafting an Executive Order (EO) that will elevate to national strategy status its efforts to regulate, rehabilitate, and develop the country's watersheds. A statement showed that the EO will...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) continues to partner with WarnerMedia's Cartoon Network in pushing for safe travels around the country amid easing restrictions. (Screengrab from DOT's SAFETRIP campaign video with Scarlet Snow Belo and The Powerpuff Girls) To send this message across, the latest...
